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Campus Health Services

University opens walk-in mini clinic in Student Stores

By Allison Hurley | September 26

UNC's Mini Clinic held a soft-opening September 12, acting as a central-campus location for non-emergent student-health needs.

Campus organizations provide resources for LGBTQ+ students

By Madeline Reames | June 17

UNC System to potentially transition to self-funded health insurance model

By Lucy Kraus | March 5

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Mental health providers, patients face inconsistencies in insurance coverage

By Tori Newby and Maddie Policastro | February 12

Campus Health Services provides primary health services and wellness care to students. For the 2015-16 school year, undergraduate and graduate students pay $380 yearly in Campus Health fees. Campus Health offers general medicine, counseling, sports medicine and physical therapy, women's health, pharmacy, immunizations and laboratory and X-Ray testing. It also has an acute hours and after hours clinic, allergy services, diabetes care, men’s health services, online health advice, transgender health and an international travel clinic.

The Campus Health website has information about a number of topics, ranging from academic success to alcohol and drug abuse as well as ADD/ADHD and various medical conditions. It has useful tips for relationships, meditation and mindfulness, sexual health, sleep and stress.

'If I just had Medicaid, I wouldn't have to worry:' Students prepare for December Medicaid expansion

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | November 15

The new age requirement for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line is 19 to 64 years old.

Gender affirming health care providers in the Triangle share services, resources

By Caitlyn Yaede | June 27

Amid a wave of legislation concerning transgender people — like H.B. 808 and H.B. 574 in the N.C. General Assembly — local clinics and health care ...

New data shows rise in NC syphilis cases, especially in women and newborns

By Laney Crawley | April 23

Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria, are rising in North Carolina. The state saw an overall 23 percent increase in ...

Student CPR specialists advocate for heart safety on campus

By Tristan Slates | March 23

UNC was recently awarded HEARTSafe accreditation from the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF).

Q&A: CAPS director Avery Cook talks student mental health at UNC

By Holly Adams | March 20

Avery Cook has served as the interim director of UNC Counseling and Psychological Services since 2021, but has now officially been named director. ...

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Column: Your sexual health is a priority

By Sophie Teague | January 29

"Being open and honest about your sexual health is scary. Stigma related to sex and sexual health is deep rooted in our society, and women in particular ...

CAPS will host two safe dating seminars for multicultural students

By Eilah Wood | October 27

Two programs hosted by UNC's Counseling and Psychological Services Multicultural Health Program are hoping to shed light on the increased sexual violence ...

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As flu season approaches, Campus Health offers short- and long-term care for students

By Jennifer Tran | October 19

As colder months draw closer, UNC students add one more concern to their lists: how to deal with becoming sick during busier times, especially in high-capacity ...

How accessible are contraceptives on UNC's campus?

By Lauren Rhodes | October 11

Contraceptives — including condoms, emergency contraception pills and birth control — can lead to safer sex and fewer accidental pregnancies, but ...

Campus community can now get flu and COVID boosters with no appointment necessary

By Jennifer Tran | September 12

UNC students and community members can now receive the flu and Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent booster shots at several locations on campus. Those with health ...

Editorial: Can we trust UNC to handle another public health crisis?

By Editorial Board | August 21

"We have to trust our institutions to not just tell us what is best but to actively work toward positive health outcomes, using its resources to protect ...

Multicultural Health Program enters its third year promoting intersectional mental health

By Kelly Kendall | August 17

MCHP was started by CAPS after recognizing the need for a culturally responsive mental health service for students of color.

UNC health experts explain the monkeypox outbreak

By Keerthana Gotur | August 14

The recent international monkeypox outbreak prompted the federal declaration of a public health emergency. With 138 cases reported to the CDC ...

UNC announces updated COVID-19 policies for fall semester return

By Liv Reilly and Elizabeth Egan | July 29

UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies for the fall 2022 semester in a campus-wide email Friday. The University will not have any testing requirements ...

Column: The harm of how UNC dining halls display calories

By Georgia Roda-Moorhead | March 2

"It's far past time to push calorie monitors so they don't have to be right above food to a place where they are accessible to students who need them ...

Campus Rec adds new option for contactless check-in to facilities

By Alan Hunt | January 18

UNC campus recreation centers are offering a new check-in system called MorphoWave that allows students to check into facilities using only their hands. “You ...